also do we know if this is going to be a streight simulcast of sky news or will still be a repulacteof sky news on win which is pickings of sky news and foxsports??
The SCA chief executive, Grant Blackley, said the contract meant regional Australians will soon have access to the âhigh calibre and diverse programmingâ of Sky News.
Diversity of white skin tones perhaps?
Not yet.
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Will Sky continue making Headline News?
Diversity is never a word I associate with Sky News
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Yes - that was confirmed when the SCA/WIN agreements were announced a few weeks ago.
Why 83 in WIN Nine markets?? Got to be incorrectâŚ
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I thought it was only on WIN (on 53) for WIN10 Northern NSW. I donât know what theyâre doing in Griffith MIA, hopefully a mistake with the numbering.
PS: Iâd have expected a high/larger LCN number; I wonder if News Corp are paying to have their propaganda channel inserted in the middle of the Nine/10 channels people will intentionally be switching between.
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Up in the regions this week and sampling the soon to depart Sky News on WIN.
Youâd only hope the ânewâ Sky News Regional actually carries some of Skyâs news programming. As Queensland declares parts of NSW as COVID-19 hotspots, regional viewers are instead treated to Fox Sports News giving a lengthy Skype interview about basketballer Ben Simmons.
âDelivering the programs that inform you on the issues on the national agendaâ my arse.
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There is a lot of news content, but they arenât going to show all of it, as SNOW is the free sibling.
SNOW broadcasts the bespoke Headline News up until 8:30am, then mostly simulcasts Sky from 10am onwards. Why the 90 minute gap of a morning? Itâs just a bizarre programming choice.
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Maybe news Corp see the FTA feed as a way to promote the Sky News and Fox Sports brand to a wide consumer base?
Two popular brands owned by the same company - itâs not totally hard to see why the FTA feed May carry some programming from the Fox Sports brand, albeit news
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Itâs almost 100% Fox Sports News content on weekends.
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Probably rates much better, when you consider the markets and a weekend daytime audience
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Reportedly itâs on purpose - keeps some Sky News content exclusive to Foxtel and avoids some licencing issues for content
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Annoyed that Sky News wonât continue in WA. Surely they could chuck it on 54.
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Either too hard to strike a deal for WDT specifically and/or Sky donât want to pay anything for such a small market.
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Meh. I donât think it will be terribly missed. Although, wouldnât surprise me if a deal is struck with WDT at the 11th hour. See how many people complain once it goes
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Griffith, Mildura and Mt Gambier are smaller markets and are all receiving it. About 600,000 people in WDTs catchment area.